Summary Coronary stent delivery can be extremely challenging in tortuous and calcified lesions especially when radial approach is chosen. Guide extension catheter is a useful tool for overcoming the inherent…
Abstract Chronic total occlusion (CTO) revascularization is traditionally limited by the challenges related to lesion crossing. In a smaller number of cases, however, inability to advance the balloon catheter to…
Summary Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon but important cause of acute coronary syndrome. The diagnosis of SCAD by an angiogram alone can be challenging and the increasing…
Abstract Background Incomplete stent apposition (ISA) is related to stent thrombosis, which is a serious adverse event. We aim to assess the time-course of ISA after 2nd generation everolimus-eluting stent…
Abstract Background Concerns about increased risk of postoperative complications, primarily deep sternal wound infection (DSWI), prevent liberal use of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting in women. Consequently, outcomes after…
Abstract Background The mortality benefit of transradial primary PCI has been shown by several studies. Previous risk models have not considered access site as a candidate predictor and many of…
Abstract Aim To assess feasibility and 1-year outcomes of ultrathin biodegradable polymer double stenting using a very minimal crushing (nano-crush technique) in a series of patients with large (≥2.5 mm)…
Abstract Background While the uptake of transradial access site is growing, there are concerns about associated radial injury. We report a feasibility study of a technique that enables both 5Fr…
Abstract Background/purpose Drug-eluting stents (DES) reduce in-stent restenosis and repeat revascularization in comparison to bare metal stents. Individual DES vary, however, in regard to rates of restenosis and stent thrombosis;…
Abstract Background The potential benefit of long-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events is unclear. Data from different randomized controlled trials (RCT) using different agents in…
